Iman Shumpert Trolled For "Fumbling" Teyana Taylor As Ex-NBAer Tries To Move On After Divorce

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 09: Iman Shumpert poses at the Uninterrupted "Players Only" night at Top Golf on July 09, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Cassy Athena/Getty Images)
Fans weren't convinced by Shumpert's attempt at post-divorce confidence.

Fans have trolled Iman Shumpert after the former NBA player posted a defiant message of resolve aimed at his ex-wife. "10 toes chin up. You ain't the first or the last shordy," Shumpert wrote. However, fans were quick to troll him, saying that he "fumbled" Teyana Taylor. Shumpert's previous tactic had been to dispute some of the claims that his now ex-wife had been making during divorce proceedings.

Iman Shumpert had previously asked the court to dismiss specific documents filed by Taylor in their divorce proceedings. The documents in question saw Taylor amend the reason for the divorce from "irrevocable broken bond" to "cruel treatment". This implies that Shumpert was physically, mentally, or emotionally abusive toward Taylor. However, Shumpert has called for the documents to be dismissed, stating that Taylor has not proven the allegation despite the filing. It was just the latest chapter in what quickly became a nasty divorce case. Taylor originally filed for divorce only using their initials for privacy. However, Shumpert had the court amend the filing to include their full names and thus put everything out into the public sphere.

Who Is Iman Shumpert?

Iman Shumpert was a first-round NBA draft pick for the Knicks back in 2011. He had been a solid player at Georgia Tech, although the team only made a single March Madness appearance during his three years as a Yellow Jacket. While hailed as an elite defensive prospect, Shumpert never fully reached his potential. He was never a first-unit starter, with his single-season starts benchmark set at 58 starts in his third season. He would win a ring with Cleveland in 2016. However, he only appeared in 54 games, starting 5 of them and averaging about 24 minutes.

He married Teyana Taylor in 2016, although the pair had meet all the way back in 2011. “I did not like him at first. He had just got drafted. He was young and doing a lot. At the time, he was drunk and had his shirt off," Taylor told Wendy Williams in 2018. However, the pair would get together in 2013 while Shumpert was rehabbing from injury.

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Benjamin Mock (they/them) is a sports and culture writer working out of Philadelphia. Previously writing for the likes of Fixture, Dexerto, Fragster, and Jaxon, Ben has dedicated themselves to engaging and accessible articles about sports, esports, and internet culture. With a love for the weirder stories, you never quite know what to expect from their work.
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